The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-18

reason COulu De given lOr want
ing sixty-seven. A man voting
by proxy was as much present
as il he were on the floor. The
resolution put it in the hards OF
a few to defeat the aims of the caucue,
and there were a few who would do
all they could to defeat it. II there
were sixly-seven present, either in
person or by proxy, he favored going
ahead and making a nomination.
Mr.. williamson said he wished to
know II the roll had been called, and
how many were present. He was
told there wero sixly-nine. Continu.
ing, he said II il were true that sixty
nine hsd responded he wished 10
ksow what the necessity was for
resembling r the resolution. He eaid he
was Democrat ard believed in Demo
cratic ruliugs, and favored the Two
tnird rule. He wished to know il
there wss one Democrat who consid-
cred himself better than another.
II 70, let him hold up his
b nd. II there Were members
who could not be present and had
sent proxies, let them do 70. He op'
posed a caucus until a nomination
could be made, indorsed by two
thirds OF his pariy, and be was then
for him who 81 ould receive the NOM
instiou. He wss opposl d 10 any
measure that would put the power IN
the bsude Of few, and to the ma
chine, or anything else ram ng it
but III" eltIe Democratic p,ry
Mr.. II Il favored caucus, out one
who = act on was OF practical charac-
ter. lie wished to know what would
be ace lmplished by nominating can
dida'e by less than enough votes to
elec, him in the House To caucus
of this character he was opp sed.
M. SAva2e said if there had been
sixty-seven members there in person
or by proxy be would have been will
ing TO have ablded by it. There were
soma who could net get there, and he
waited all there. Hs was not dis
p' sej to allow am body to make in.
situation of sinister motives against
some members. There was not, he
sad, a mao 10 the mountain district
from which he came who would say
that Savage ever did anything indI-
ractiy.
Mr.. Cobb said the member there by
proxy and voted wss az much present
as anybody. II ne sent his proxy by
friend aud it was voted as he wished,
could he 20 back on it2 He would
much rather have had them all here
if the Q were forty five present aod
the balances represented by proxiEs
vo.ed, the absent ones could not
complain. He thought no injustice
would be done by resembling the reso.
luton
Mr. Williamson moved to table Mr..
Wade's motion to amend, by striking
out that portion OF the resolution re-
quifing sixty ssven members to be
present. Lost-yeas, So; nays, 35.
Wr. Williams, OF Ffanklip, said he
hoped rothing would be done in has e
that uld injue or mar the peace
and harmony ii the caucus. Il was
said there was member VINO
did not believe in the immedists
necessity of a caucus. He believed
from the first that there should be
one, and it had been agreed
that sixty-seven wss the required
number. He opposed proxies, and
thought he saw in them the
seeds Of disintegraiion that would de-
stroy the caucus. Inasmuch as prox-
les had been adopted they ought to
stick by it. He saw no necessity Of
the repeal, and said il the repeal was
agreed to the purpose OF the caucus
would be defeated. Thirty or forty
would send proxies, End those present
would be voting under the direction
OF those represented by proxies, In
order to make a romication there
would have to be- changes, and prox-
les could not be changed. So the very
purpose of the caucus was destroyed,
as they had gone in with sixty-seven.
He Cou d see no necessity for rescind-
ing.
MIR. Wade said this vas ths fast
caucus he had ever attended where a
bolt wss provided in order to let the
fellows down easy. II the caucus wls
a mater OF 20 much indiffereuce,
whose fault was it if some were not
there end had no voice 10 the seleC-
tion? Some were opposed be ause
they thought their cho'ce stood bet
ter chance before both houses. The
caucus might 60 on and ballot until it
was about to make select on, when
fifteen or twenty would withdraw and
defeat the purpose OF the caucus. He
believed the resolution ought to be re-
scinded. He understood tnst if sixty
seven had pledged themselves to 60
in and only fifty were present, those
fifty could make nomination.
Mr.. Polk said an original resolution
provided that sixty.sevsn be present
and no proxies allowed and that the
two.thirds rule should apply; it
had given satisfaction, and as there
were sixty-seven present then he saw
no reason for its resembling.
Mr.. Sparks took the floor, and,
thanking the Chairman kindly for
recogn zing him, introduced his reso-
luton. He favored it because it
could sustain any decree they should
make. He was not willing to 20 back
on it. They had nominated one Sen
stor on that rule, and it would not be
fair to the other 10 change. He was,
he said, in the caucus to stay, and, in
order to have harmony, he moved an
adjournment till tomorrow afternoon.
Lost.
The motion to rescind was put be-
fore the caucus.
Mr.. Sanford made the point OF or
der that If any amendment or part of
a resolution was rescinded the whole
was resUinded.
At this time the utmost confusion
prevailed. A half dozen members en-
deavored to get the attention of the
Chair. Order was finally restored and
Mr.. Wade withdrew his motion TO re-
consider.
The roll was called and the twelfth
ballot taken.
Twelfh Ballot Bate "a, Marks %,
House 16, sneed IL, Rose 3.
Thirteenth dliOt.-Bste, 27; Marks,
"a; House, IA; Sueed. 8; Rose, 4.
Fourteenth BailOl.-Bate, 25; Marks,
27; House, l5; Sneed, 10 Rose, 8.
Fifteenth BdlIOt-Bste, 20 Marks, "a;
House, IA; Sneed, 10; Rose, 3.
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